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Will Kevin De Bruyne’s return from injury affect Ilkay Gundogan’s FPL form?

Ilkay Gundogan (£6.2m) has been one of the unexpected success stories of 2020/21 in Fantasy Premier League.

Having never previously hit double figures for attacking returns in a single campaign, the German has plundered 11 goals and three assists in his last 15 appearances.

His ownership now sits 37.5% in FPL overall, with that figure rising to 91% in the top 10,000.

Poring over the comments on this site and beyond, it’s evident that some Fantasy managers are pondering about the implications of Kevin De Bruyne‘s (£11.8m) recent return from injury.

We’ll take a brief look at how Gundogan has performed with and without the Belgian of late in this Premium Members piece.

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  1. Fulchester's New Centr…
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Plup

  2. roghippo
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Is Vardy to Antonio a no brainer?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It is a brainer - Vardy always gets something against BHA

    2. Marcin the Pole
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I would do it. Vardy very much off the pace atm and imo needs resting. He's not fully fit.

  3. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno to Son?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Does seem to be the move du jour

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Son's ONE goal in the last TEN matches??

        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Didn't say I'd be doing it.

  4. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DCL to Antonio?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If he has to play this week I guess, but if you can afford to bench Dom then bench, look at Eve next week and beyond

    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No. DCL might have a double. And has a better fixture than Antonio in 28. DCL to Antonio in 29.

      1. Ëð
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        This

  5. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What would you do here?

    Johnstone
    Dias/Mings/Coufal
    Sterling/Raphinha/Fernandes/Gundogan
    Bamford/Kane/Dcl

    Pope/Dallas/Keane/Barnes
    1ft 0.0itb

    a)save
    b)Barnes->Gross/El Ghazi
    c)Fernandes->Son

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      C is popular. B sensible but not keen on either of those.

      1. wulfrunian
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        cheers.I am thinking that Son could explode vs Palace.

        1. Malkmus
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I thought that was Meghan

    2. adam wigan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      My initial thought is that you have a lot of money on the bench. I’d downgrade Barnes to a cheap mid (somebody like ESM maybe) and use the money to upgrade your starting 11

    3. Captain Knackered
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B but Saka

  6. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Captain KDB or Gundo?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Kev if you have him

    2. marcos11
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      KDB

  7. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Best Rashford replacement? I own Son btw..

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      JLingz

      1. King of Kings.
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I liked Lingard up until I realized he doesn't play against MUN in GW28....

        1. Maddamotha
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Oh, I didnt think of that. Then he's not an option...

      2. Maddamotha
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Their fixtures dont look great attacking wise, but thanks!

        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Saka? Bale?

          1. Maddamotha
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Decent shouts!

        2. King of Kings.
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          If you can afford to bench next week I still think he's a good option. Not many others out there and nice to bring in for BGW29.

          1. Maddamotha
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            True. That might be an option. Guess I have to thinker some more...

    2. viciousrumour
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Keep rashford. Decent record against city.

  8. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Wanted some punt. Bruno to auba and barnes to mount?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Could work

    2. bobwils
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Auba not nailed and a lot of money to have shining the pine.

  9. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno to Auba or Son?

    Have Saka and Kane

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Son seems safer

  10. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno to Son (-4) worth it?

    Planning on WC 31 so can always get him back..

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      -2 if you think of GW29

    2. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Really tricky one

  11. merin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Barnes -> Raph? Or another change or hits?

    Martinez Areola
    Dias Cancelo Digne Dunk Targett
    Salah Bruno Son Gundogan Barnes
    DCL Bamford Watkins

    1 FT, 0.3 ITB

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes, yes, yes

      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        It means very yes, not yes to all your questions

    2. Ëð
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Good move

  12. Ëð
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    A) Barnes -> Jlingz
    B) Barnes + Cancelo -> Son, Burn (-4)

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B. But use factor 50.

      1. Ëð
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks. Was edging towards that.

      2. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Lovely stuff

      3. DMP
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        lol

      4. space mercenary
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Like what you did there.

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Easy A

  13. Boris Bodega
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone got any advice for how I can beat the scout picks by a 54 point margin this week?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Chose all different players

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Predict Scout Team and differentiate against weak link

      Looking at their choices, they probably wont opt for likes of Cresswell, Soucek, Salah, Raphinha.

  14. merin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Anything worth a hit here?

    Martinez Areola
    Dias Cancelo Digne Dunk Targett
    Salah Bruno Son Gundogan Barnes
    DCL Bamford Watkins

    0 FT, 1.8 ITB

  15. Dele
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Is this worth a -4?

    Cancelo & Bruno >> Tierney & KDB(c)

    1. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Tierney will get injured again soon enough, never stays fit.

  16. SomeoneKnows
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Martinez
    Cancelo, Stones, Dallas
    Salah, Bruno, Son, Gundo, Grealish*
    Kane, DCL

    (Fabri, Bamford, Coufal, Douglas)
    With 1FT and 0.5 itb should I simply roll?

  17. Earn your Spurs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Is it still possible that Aston Villa will play Everton in week 28, or is that not happening?

    Thanks 🙂

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      very low chance

      1. Earn your Spurs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks

  18. stefanbkanev
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Play 2:

    A) Raphinha (whu)
    B) Bamford (whu)
    C) DCL (che)
    D) Riduger (EVE)
    E) Coufal (LEE)

  19. It's his Job.
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I feel with KDB back in the squad Gundogan will only get better, you cannot have someone with that quality sending through balls to you without latching on to them. Rotation through the squad is the only fear.

  20. OptimusBlack
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    If you have Dias Cancelo and Gundo
    Would u GET KDB ?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cancelo must be annoying.
      Would it be for a hit?

      1. OptimusBlack
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yes for a hit

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Probably not.

    2. Fitzy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Against the rules

    3. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Probably not, I got KDB 2 GW ago and it hasn't paid off.

  21. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    1FT, 0.4 itb. Would you do anything here or roll?

    Areola
    Stones Targett Digne
    Foden Gundo(c) Bruno Salah Son
    Watkins Bamford

    Guiata DCL Maguire Mee

  22. FPL Theorist
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Will Alonso likely come back in against weaker opposition? Not sure whether he's an urgent sell.

  23. Baron Penguin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    A - Barnes to Lingard
    B - Barnes to Lingard, DCL to Antonio -4 (ignore possible DCL DGW in GW28)

  24. Mufc202020
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Start Lookman over Everton assets this week?? Fulham still fighting a good fight to stay in the premier league this season and with Liverpool obvious struggles

  25. West Hammered
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mount or Lingard in for Barnes?

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe depends on your bench. Mount misses GW29; Lingard misses GW28 but plays GW29.

      1. West Hammered
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Will probably go for Lingard as benching in 28 isn't a problem & will need him for 29. Mount fixtures for 28 & 30 still very tempting though.

    2. Baron Penguin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I have no FH for GW29 so I am going JLingz.

    3. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'd go JL if you can bench next week

    4. nolard
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Saka?

  26. DMP
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Salah+Barnes to » Son+Bale (-4)

    Would like to ship Fernandes over Salah, but insuficient funds dont allow it. Can ship Fernandes either for Auba and another (-4), but rotation risk might hold me off.

    Toughts?

    McCarthy
    Dias Stones Digne
    Fernandes Son Bale Gundo
    Kane Bamford

    Jonhstone DCL Coufal Dallas

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Triple Spurs attack leaves a lot of scope for it all going wrong

      1. DMP
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Alternatives for GW 29? Not much on them either.

        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Just Barnes to Raph work?

          1. DMP
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            I have Raph. Sory. Missed one filed player.

          2. DMP
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            McCarthy
            Dias Stones Digne
            Fernandes Son Bale Gundo Raphinha
            Kane Bamford

          3. DMP
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Might end up just doing Fernandes to Son and play Dallas instead.

  27. Shrimpy
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone have or know of a rotation sheet/picture with predicted Pep rotations for City's next few games? I remember someone on twitter made one during the restart last year, thanks in advance.

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Reading tealeaves would prolly be more accurate.

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It’s pointless. Give in and let the relief wash over you like a gentle wave.

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure about pre season, but this was posted recently : https://twitter.com/Legomane_FPL/status/1366869736601112577/photo/1

    4. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Monitor @wee_rogue on Twitter, might post something later today.

  28. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    First 11, Bench and Captain correct?

    Forster
    Stones Rudiger Lewis
    Salah Bruno KDB(C) Gundo Raphinha
    Kane Bamford

    Martinez DCL Struijk Taylor

    Thanks!

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Martinez could easily outscore Forster but worth the punt I guess.
      You also seem to have accidentally bought Lewis.
      Other than that, G2G

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I think Wolves will score. Regarding Lewis: why "accidentally"? Of all the teams playing 29, Newcastle has the best run of fixtures leading up to it. Plus with no attackers and relegation looming, the only option they have is to defend!

  29. CRAZY TRAIN
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Captain Gundo or Dias?

    1. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mine is at Gundo atm. I dont own Dias tho.

    2. The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I am going with Gundo but I am concerned Ginger Kev will take one of his matches from him

  30. The Big Fella
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any Southampton assets I should consider for this week? I have 3 City and I will use my FH next GW and then WC after that for the last few games of the season so it really would just be for this week.

    1. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Just Ings, IMO.

    2. bobwils
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Vertergaard